Fortunately, the incremental cost of evaluating any new education initiative has dropped dramatically in recent years, as a result of annual testing and investments in state and local longitudinal data systems. (educationnext.org)
Annual tests for every child in reading and math in grades 3 through 8, plus one in high school, have been a centerpiece of federal education law since 2002. (npr.org)
The law calls for annual tests in reading and math for children in grades 3 through 8, plus a science test in three different grade levels by the 2007 - 08 school year. (educationnext.org)